A sweet-faced sparrow of Hill Country prairies and cedar margins, famous for its distinctive pink bill, pink legs, and bouncing-ball song.
Field Identification: Bright pink bill, pink legs, rusty crown cap, white eye-ring on a plain grey face, and unstreaked buffy breast.
Texas & Hill Country Notes: Their song starts with clear, slow whistled notes that accelerate into a rapid trill, sounding like a ping-pong ball bouncing on a table. Field Sparrows prefer brushy overgrown pastures and young cedar regrowth areas.
